{"id":"tas:sr-2010-023","name":"Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment (Cost Scales) Rules 2010","slug":"magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314918,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These rules may be cited as the [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment (Cost Scales) Rules 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-023) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These rules take effect 7 days after the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Rules","content":"### 3 Principal Rules\n\n> In these rules, the [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1998-025) are referred to as the Principal Rules.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1998-025) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1998-025) .\n\nThese rules of court were made by the Magistrates Rule Committee at a meeting held on 25 February 2010.\n\nM. R. HILL\n\nChief Magistrate\n\nG. A. HAY\n\nMember\n\nM. B. BARTLETT\n\nMember\n\nC. P. WEBSTER\n\nMember\n\nP. F. DIXON\n\nMember\n\nT. J. HILL\n\nMember\n\nO. McTAGGART\n\nMember\n\nS. F. MOLLARD\n\nMember\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 10 March 2010\n\nThese rules are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment performs exactly what its title suggests—updating cost scales for the Magistrates Court. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a narrow, technical amendment to court procedure rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 5 rules, approximately 150 words)","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Rules 4 and 5 explicitly state the amendments have been incorporated elsewhere, meaning this document contains no substantive legal content itself","Straightforward commencement provision (7 days after Gazette notification)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short set of court rules that updates the cost scales (the standard amounts lawyers can charge) for civil cases in Tasmania's Magistrates Court. It amends the main Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998. The actual changes to the cost scales have already been merged into the main rules document, so this amendment notice itself doesn't contain the detailed numbers—it's essentially a formal record that changes were made."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or reduce the court's jurisdiction or create new categories of parties; it amends the cost scales used under the existing Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules and records incorporation into the authorised version (rule 3; rules 4–5). The only procedural change set out here is the commencement timing (rule 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject matter limited to cost scales and rule amendments (short title and purpose) (rule 1; title)","Relies on cross‑reference to the Principal Rules rather than reproducing cost scales, so understanding requires consulting the 1998 Rules (rule 3)","Simple commencement provision with a fixed 7‑day delay from Gazette notice (rule 2)","Administrative nature: made by the Magistrates Rule Committee and incorporated into authorised version (signature block; rules 4–5)","No substantive definitions, transitional arrangements or enforcement mechanics in this instrument — interpretive burden falls on the Principal Rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 by amending the cost scales that govern how legal costs are calculated in civil proceedings before the Magistrates Court. It affects litigants, lawyers and others who may be liable for or entitled to cost awards. The amendments come into force seven days after Gazette notification (rule 2) and are recorded as incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Rules (rules 4–5)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears tightly focused on its stated purpose — updating cost scales for the Tasmanian Magistrates Court Civil Division. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow procedural objective."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject matter limited to cost scales in one court","Amendment instrument only — requires reading alongside the principal rules to fully understand","Jurisdiction-specific to Tasmania, limiting broader applicability","Minimal substantive legal content visible in the text provided — largely administrative/procedural"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian procedural rule updates the cost scales used in the Magistrates Court’s civil division. It changes the standard tables that determine how much a successful party can recover (and a losing party may be ordered to pay) in legal costs.\n\nIt affects anyone in civil matters before the Magistrates Court—litigants, lawyers, businesses—by updating the predictable caps and allowances for recoverable fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-civil-division-amendment-cost-scales-rules-2010/documents"}}